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How spiritual intellectualizing blocks genuine connection

My dharma study group has this person who always has the perfect Buddhist quote for everything and it makes me afraid to say when I am struggling because they will just quote something at me instead of seeing me.

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Conceptual understanding is being used as armor against the discomfort of raw human experience.

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